March 14, 2018
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Three national television appearances highlight Penn State baseball's live coverage in 2018, which includes live video coverage of all home games and audio broadcasts of all remaining games.
On TV, Penn State will appear on BTN twice with a pair non-conference games. The first will open the network's 2018 baseball coverage Wednesday, March 21, as the Nittany Lions host Pittsburgh (6:30 p.m.), and the second will feature Penn State hosting West Virginia Tuesday, April 3 (6:30 p.m.) Additionally, the Nittany Lions' regular-season finale at Iowa will be televised live starting at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 19.
In addition to the TV broadcasts, 13 games are currently scheduled to be streamed on BTN Plus, including entire road series at Rutgers (Mar. 23-25), Minnesota (Apr. 6-8) and Iowa (May 17-19), as well as select home games. A BTN Plus subscription includes non-televised games and events streamed on BTN2Go, produced in conjunction with the Big Ten universities. To watch BTN Plus, purchase a monthly or annual BTN Plus Subscription on BTN2Go for conference-wide action or a single favorite school.
BTN may add additional games to its broadcast slate at a later date. Additionally, highlights and coverage of Big Ten baseball and softball will be featured on The B1G Show, which airs on Sundays beginning April 1 on BTN. Hosts Rick Pizzo and Mike Hall will discuss Big Ten matchups and breakout performances from the weekend's games.
All Penn State home games not appearing on BTN or BTN Plus will be streamed for free on Lion Vision, available for free on GoPSUsports.com. Road games not covered on BTN Plus may be streamed via the opponent's website.
Radio and streaming audio broadcasts of Nittany Lion baseball games begin Friday with Penn State's home opener against NJIT at 5 p.m. Fans can tune in locally on State College's ESPN Radio 1450, a Forever Media station, or from anywhere on GoPSUsports.com. Brian Tripp, the voice of Penn State men's hockey and baseball, returns for his ninth season covering Nittany Lion baseball.
Penn State's home opener is scheduled for Friday at 5 p.m. against NJIT, which will also open a three-game series against the Highlanders. Schedule posters for the 2018 season will be given away at all three games, while Saturday (1 p.m.) will feature a "Luck of the Lions" prize raffle to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. The series is set to conclude Sunday starting at noon with youths ages 12 and under who wear their Little League Jersey able to receive FREE admission and then all kids can run the bases postgame.
Season, flex and single-game tickets for the 2018 season, presented by Family Clothesline, are available online at GoPSUsports.com or by calling the Medlar Field at Lubrano Park ticket office at 814-272-1711.
Check back to GoPSUSports.com for continued updates on Penn State Baseball. Follow on Twitter at @PennStateBASE and Facebook at Penn State Baseball.
TV Games | |||
Mar. 21 | 6:30 p.m. | Pitt | BTN |
Apr. 3 | 6:30 p.m. | West Virginia | BTN |
May 19 | 7:30 p.m. | Iowa | ESPNU |
BTN Plus | |||
Mar. 23 | 3 p.m. | at Rutgers | BTN Plus |
Mar. 24 | 1 p.m. | at Rutgers | BTN Plus |
Mar. 25 | 1 p.m. | at Rutgers | BTN Plus |
Mar. 27 | 6:30 p.m. | Binghamton | BTN Plus |
Mar. 30 | 6:30 p.m. | Purdue | BTN Plus |
Mar. 31 | 2 p.m. | Purdue | BTN Plus |
Apr. 4 | 6:30 p.m. | St. Bonaventure | BTN Plus |
Apr. 6 | 5 p.m. | at Minnesota | BTN Plus |
Apr. 7 | 2 p.m. | at Minnesota | BTN Plus |
Apr. 8 | 2 p.m. | at Minnesota | BTN Plus |
Apr. 27 | 6:30 p.m. | Northwestern | BTN Plus |
May 17 | 7 p.m. | at Iowa | BTN Plus |
May 18 | 7 p.m. | at Iowa | BTN Plus |